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What to do please advise.

pricha3518

pricha3518

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I already have the BFG Geforce 7600GT OC 256MB grapics card in my DFi Lan board should I SLI (Buy another and pair 123.32).

Or should I get rid and upgrade to a 79x or 78x single card??

Play games like X3 and Lord of the Rings Middle Earth ???
 
If you specifically want a BFG OC version then personally I think that you'd be better off selling it getting a single 7*00/X1*00 card instead as it costs quite a bit for a 7600 IMO.
 
Not Fussed!!

Úlfhednar said:
If you specifically want a BFG OC version then personally I think that you'd be better off selling it getting a single 7*00/X1*00 card instead as it costs quite a bit for a 7600 IMO.
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Not fusssed really just looking for a good card to replace or pair the 7600 need a bit more so I can switch the goodies on. :D
 
Well you can get a single X1800XT 256mb for just over £150 (inc postage and vat) which sould be quicker than dual 7600GT's once you turn on the high levels of eye candy. (or at least me equal).

I would say that although costing a bit more it would be a much better buy.

I would also suggest the 7900GT however as its more expensive than the X1800XT and doesn't offer any benefits I would struggle to justify it other than saying you *could* sli them in the future.
 
But wouldnt it follow on from that that the 1800xt would be faster overclocked than the 2 x 7600s overclocked?
 
easyrider said:
just plonk another 7600 GT in there for 88 quid and have done with it.
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The 3D Fuzion isn't £88 anymore, but if it'll work well with his card then I definitely agree. :)

Kabaala said:
But wouldnt it follow on from that that the 1800xt would be faster overclocked than the 2 x 7600s overclocked?
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My X1800XT 256MB went to 730/900 with ridiculous ease once I put a VF900 on it (I refused to run the stock cooler at 100% as it sounded like a nuclear submarine), you should hit the Futuremark ORB service and see how their scores compare to 7600GT SLI scores.
 
Kabaala said:
But wouldnt it follow on from that that the 1800xt would be faster overclocked than the 2 x 7600s overclocked?
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Yes, but there talking Nvidia cards here, its a rule they all have, you always compare an overclocked Nvidia card to a stock ATi one. ;)
 
LoadsaMoney said:
Yes, but there talking Nvidia cards here, its a rule they all have, you always compare an overclocked Nvidia card to a stock ATi one. ;)
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He already has a 7600 GT why on earth would he go to the bother of selling it? When all he needs to do is get another and have the same performance if not faster than an x1800 to satisfy the ati mob.
Its a rule you have...for certain suggest a ati card justify your x1800 when there is clearly no benefit in doing so.

why oh why oh why?
 
Well im off to specsavers tomorrow as i can't for the life of me see there where i told him to buy an x1800, and sell his 7600 GT. :confused:

why oh why oh why? :p

On topic though, seen as my previous post had nothing to do with it at all, then id say just get another 7600 GT. :)
 
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I've just been looking at 7600GT SLI benchmarks on Guru3D (first place I went) and it basically performs the same as a 7900GT from what I can see.

In this case I would honestly sell the BFG 7600GT OC, as you could easily get £80-£100 for it since they sell new for £120 (at least on OcUK), which means your gear would have a current value of £170-£190 and would have costed you much more in total. You could get a Connect3D X1800XT or HIS X1900GT IceQ 3 for £150, which is not only cheaper overall, but it would also be equal or faster performance-wise and offer much better image quality and reliability.

Keep in mind that SLI performance also varies between games, so if you get stuck in one without a proper SLI profile then you're basically going to be running at single 7600GT speeds again.
 
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Úlfhednar said:
I've just been looking at 7600GT SLI benchmarks on Guru3D (first place I went) and it basically performs the same as a 7900GT from what I can see.

In this case I would honestly sell the BFG 7600GT OC, as you could easily get £80-£100 for it since they sell new for £120 (at least on OcUK), which means your gear would have a current value of £170-£190 and would have costed you much more in total.

You could get a Connect3D X1800XT or HIS X1900GT IceQ 3 for £150, which is not only cheaper overall, it would be equal and speed or bit faster and offer much better image quality and reliability. Keep in mind that SLI performance also varies between games, so if you get stuck in one without a proper SLI profile then you're basically going to be running at single 7600GT speeds again.
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a lot of hassle for no more performance.

Was waiting for the image quality arguement to raise its ugly head.
As there will be no perfromance gain this is all that you can muster!

lmao :D
 
easyrider said:
a lot of hassle for no more performance.
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It's not hassle to sell a graphics card, he would be saving money. :confused:

easyrider said:
Was waiting for the image quality arguement to raise its ugly head.
As there will be no perfromance gain this is all that you can muster!
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There would be a performance gain as 7600GT SLI is roughly on the level of stock 7900GT performance, and anybody who says a stock 7900GT outperforms a stock X1800 is smoking something. Not to mention that he would be back at single 7600GT speeds if he got stuck in a game the SLI drivers are not optimised for properly.

As for image quality; It's a fact that X1*00 image quality is better than Geforce7 image quality so deal with it instead of just typing "lmao :D" in every post it's mentioned in, or feel free to show me some benchmarks of your 7900GTX doing HDR+AA. :rolleyes:
 
Úlfhednar said:
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every post it's mentioned in, or feel free to show me some benchmarks of your 7900GTX doing HDR+AA. :rolleyes:


The 3D Fuzion isn't £88 anymore, but if it'll work well with his card then I definitely agree
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You even agree and are just playing devils advocate ;)


Not enough to warrant getting one.Another 7600 GT is the way forward here.
 
by having only one card in your system the whole thing is quieter and cooler.

Ive had both ati and nvidia, and the quality is similar if nvidia properly setup.

Selling a card and getting another brand is easy and Úlfhednar is correct in his maths.so its up to you whether you can be bothered.Personally i would,and the 1800 is brilliant but the 1900 is quicker without any hassle :)
 
Mrchu_ said:
by having only one card in your system the whole thing is quieter and cooler.

Ive had both ati and nvidia, and the quality is similar if nvidia properly setup.

Selling a card and getting another brand is easy and Úlfhednar is correct in his maths.so its up to you whether you can be bothered.Personally i would,and the 1800 is brilliant but the 1900 is quicker without any hassle :)
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Selling the 7600GT and going for an X1900 while they're super-cheap would definitely be a great offer if he can fit it into his budget. £211 is just impossible to pass up. :)
 
or whatever quick nvidia takes his fancy if he cba changing drivers.The control panel does s**k ;) :D
 
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